Laconia Sinking Claims Two American Passengers
London and Queenstown reports confirm two American women, Mrs and Miss Hoy of Chicago, drowned when the Cunard liner Laconia was torpedoed off Ireland after leaving New York. Survivors total about 278 with 267 awaiting landing. hospital facilities prepared in Queenstown.
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Mary E. Hoy
Elizabeth Hoy
Chicago
Queenstown
Cunard Line
Laconia
New York
Liverpool
T Y
Bevil
Cunard
Laroma
JER
Ferman
United States
Floyd F Ogibrons
Chicago Tribune
FO Harris
Treut
Frank EK. Harris
United States Coast Artillery Corps
Fort du Pont
Philadelphia
Arthur T. Kirby
Bainbridge. Y
Mary B. Hoy
James Waring
Norfolk
Two U S Women Killed on Ship Wilson Asks Full Powers
From the index page listing reports on a fatal ship incident involving two U S women and President Wilson seeking expanded authority. Also noted are domestic topics on clerical pay, a large British loan, and military gunship plans.
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U. S
Wilson
Senate
Sheppard
Gypsy Smith
Washington
Terms of House Bill Accepted by Senate
The Senate accepts provisions to raise pay in fiscal year 1918. Employees earning under 1200 will get 10 percent raises, those earning up to 1800 but not less than 1200 will receive 5 percent increases. Amounts are subject to appropriation and limited to those funded in lump sums or authorized in the act. Detained reports will be sent to Congress at the next session detailing personnel counts grades original and new rates.
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Congress
Fta
Navy Yards
Navy Department
Wilson
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate defies leaders and grants salary raises for government clerks
In a dramatic Senate session, Democratic opposition failed to block a conference report on the Indian bill. The chamber adopted the original House proposal by 33 to 22, boosting clerks’ salaries up to 1200 by 10 percent and between 1200 and 1800 by 5 percent. Smoot amendment allowances ranged up to 16 percent for higher bands. The vote split: 15 Democrats and 19 Republicans yeas. 20 Democrats and 2 Republicans nays. The move overturns prior Senate conferees on salary bills, cited as a dramatic, unexpected shift driven by La Follette’s attack on cost of living and pay inequities.
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Senate
la Follette
House
Smoot
N&t
Stirring Day in Warfare on Sea and Land
President Wilson seeks authority to arm merchant ships and use further methods to defend seas. The Cunard Laconia was torpedoed off Ireland with two Americans among 26 on board reported missing. British forces advance on the Ancre River while Mesopotamia sees the Turks ousted from Samayyat to Kut-el-Amara. War loan applications top 5 billion dollars as Germany reports vast shipping losses. The Yarrowdale prisoners’ release remains unlocated per Spain.
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Wilson
Congress
Cunard Line
Laconia
New York
Liverpool
Ireland
American Line
Ancre
Mesopotamia
Samayyat
Kut-el-Amara
Germany
Entente
State Department
Spain
Officials Admit Grave Issue From Laconia Sinking
Officials express serious concern over the sinking of the Cunarder Laconia near Ireland with Americans on board. Consul Frost at Queenstown reports one death and missing survivor details while the United States notes illegal assault on peaceful travelers and contemplates the potential escalation with Germany. The incident disrupts diplomatic mail tied to the liner St Louis and could worsen the already tense Germany relations.
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London
Wesley Frost
Queenstown
U. S
Laconia
United States
St. Louis
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Frost
State Department
Heyend
Germany
Gerard at Corunna arrives after Madrid trip
Madrid via Paris reports Ambassador Gerard and his party have reached Corunna. He left Madrid yesterday afternoon and will board a steamer from Corunna to the United States.
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Madrid
Paris
Gerard
Corunna
United States
German ships raid undefended towns in Kent coast
London reports German destroyers bombarded Broadstairs and Margate in the early hours. One woman and a child killed, two people injured, several houses damaged. British destroyers engaged. German vessels fled. Official account cites ten minutes of shelling with slight material damage. Card Gibbons new book Ad.
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London
Broadstairs
Margate
House of Commons
Sir Edward Carson
Admiralty
Edward Carson
English Channel
First Lord Said
Field Marshal
Viscount French
Home Forces
Kentish
Tts
British War Loan Reaches Record 6 Billion Dollars
London reports a massive war loan success with over 6 billion dollars in new money and more than 5.6 million subscribers. Andrew Bonar Law said subscriptions flowed through the Bank of England, treasury bills, and post offices, with gifts including jewelry and even a bracelet sent to be turned into a bullet.
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London
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Great Britain
Treasury Department
Law
Treasury
Bonar Law
Bank of England
Guns for 100 Vessels Under U S Registry
Navy officials outlined plans to arm American merchant ships as President Wilson sought authority for weapons and manpower. Restrictions on militia usage and questions of convoy efficacy limit options while 250 ships in transatlantic trade may only supply 100 gun pointers. Old 6 inch guns and trained crews are scarce, with reserve and militia constraints complicating deployment.
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Navy Yards
Navy Department
Wilson
Congress
Navy
Jannet
Wilson asks Congress for armed neutrality powers
President Wilson asked Congress to authorize use of U S forces to protect American ships against German submarines. He sought authority to arm ships and provide guns and gunners to merchant vessels, plus a 100 million dollar war insurance bond issue. The measure moves in the House and Senate, with debate on granting blanket authority or specific actions.
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Wilson
Congress
United States
Senate
America
Sleeping Cars Telescoped In Pennsylvania Railroad Crash
Philadelphia diary reports two sleeping cars of the Mercantile Express telescoped by a freight train at Mount Union station near Altoona. It remains unclear if there are fatalities as the express left Pittsburgh last night and was due at 4 18 a m.
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Philadelphia
Mercantile Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mount Union Station
Altoona
Pittsburgh
Portuguese Sink U-Boat in Battle Off Cape Verde Islands
Arthur J. Jeffs, ex-Engineer on the Eddie, reports Portuguese torpedo boats sank a German submarine near Cape Verde Islands on the night of January. The sub attempted to cut England’s cable. shellfire and torpedoing left a hull-riddled wreck as the two boats closed in and the U-boat sank. Jeffs arrived aboard the Fagerness and was briefly detained by immigration.
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Boston
Vincent C Ape de Verde
Islanda
Arthur J. Jeffs
New York
Eddie
Jeffa
Fagerness
Calcatta
England
Jeffs
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